Hottentot Definition

hŏtn-tŏt
hottentots
noun
A Khoikhoi person.
American Heritage
The Khoisan language of this people.
Webster's New World
A member of a nomadic pastoral people of SW Africa.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun
The language of the Khoi, remarkable for its clicks.
Wiktionary

(archaic or offensive) A member of the Khoekhoe group of peoples.

Wiktionary

Any of several fish of the genus Pachymetopon, in the family Sparidae.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of the Hottentots or their language or culture.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hottentot

Noun

Singular:
Hottentot
Plural:
hottentots

Origin of Hottentot

  • From Dutch variously ascribed to mean stutterer; and from hot en tot being an approximation of common sounds in the Khoi language. First known use 1677 (in Dutch).

    From Wiktionary

  • Afrikaans

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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